How to Color Grade 8 - Bit Footage The Right Way | Davinci Resolve 18 Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2024
- If you know a better way to color grade an 8 - Bit footage please don't hesitate to share your ways in the comments!
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The footage I used in the video is available on this drive link for anyone who would like to practice. Enjoy!
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Hi bro, camera settings, pp
@@EdwinPolo slog 2 SGamut.3cine i think
Hi
Only your provided footages are not working on my davinci resolve but playing in the media player . It showing media offline only for these footages on davinci. Please resolve my problem 🙏
@@balamurali1784 Are you using the free version?
@@moonbowb yes sir
Summary : Use 8bit log
Dont even think about using qualifier in 8 bit footage 😊 (only Highlights adjustment possible)
To edit saturation, select Color space HSV and deactivate CH 1 & 3
HUE vs HUE, Dont touch Orange
No. Not touching this that everything is a bad mantra!
Not necessary log. But the best is not log.
The less modification on 8-bit footage the better. The camera already does the 'burning' within.
The same as do not compress and decompress colours/luminance unnecessarily.
Some people say use parallel nodes. Some people say minus here, put the same number back there to balance all out. No, it does not work that way. Absolutely NOT lossless. Those people clearly never do shite on their part, or they are plain know-it-all.
No. Not 'only' highlight could be touched. And no, not qualifier cannot be touched.
Try using 3D qualifier.
Try blurring, use 3D qualifier, de-blur. (You are not doing the "minus here add back there with same number" with the blur as it is within the same node and exact same panel so you are not be losing image quality. Maybe image quality is affected but it is infinitesimal that you cannot see compared to compressing and decompressing colours/luminance.)
Touch orange for correcting skin tone, or for artistic means.
Some people look much better with their skin on the red side, especially the very white ones. The brown and very black ones tend to look incredible with their skin on the gold side.
I have a lousy Canon M50. I struggle much with its overall image quality. Thus, I am naturally a self-proclaimed expert in lousy 8-bit footage. For example, I utterly love HDR control because it does not touch colours. I tried HDR's contrast.... OMFAG! Amazing result! Very few steps to get the result I want! Sadly, I found 'breakage' in the dark side even when it 'preserves' the dark side extremely well.
Using primary's contrast, result is smooth as phuck but it touches colours, loads more steps to correct, jumping here and there worsening the image.
At the end of the day, I dare say it is about experimenting and see how one wants, needs, and likes. Not even trying simply because some people say 'cannot' is a mortal sin. LMAO!
I think using hdr tools will end up looking bad image quality on non hrd screens. Getting almost final output result from camera while recording is key for 8bit footages. specially white balance. and small moves on colours shift are possible with curves by selecting broad colours on tone curves. Use qualifier just to catch the right spot on tone curves. and fuck my English🤣
hi everyone, ive made written notes from this tutorial and hopefully it'll help any of you. remember, this note was referring to the footage the creator was editing, you may be creative in your own editing by following the workflow.
A. Set project settings (color management)
CS - Davinci yrgb
TCS - Davinci WG/Intermediate
OCS - Rec.709 Gamma 2.4
B. Create Node Tree
i. 1st layer: 5 serial nodes (CST,WB,Highlight,Bal,Contrast)
ii. 2nd layer: 2 serial nodes (Split Toning, Saturation) 3 parallel nodes (power window) + 1 serial node (Look)
iii. 3rd layer: 3 serial nodes (CST, Sharpen, Effects)
C. Nodes adjustments
1. Apply CST (node 1 and 13)
i. node 1 (to Davinci WG-Davinci Intermediate)
ii. node 2 (to rec.709-gamma 2.4)
2. Balance
i. Adjust primaries (Lift,Gamma,Gain,Offset) slider
ii. Adjust contrast slider
3. WB
i. temp and tint slider
4. Contrast
i. curves>editable splines, create an S curve and find the correct contrast
ii. adjust saturation by using HDR wheel> global> saturation slider
5. Split Toning
i. create color contrast using color wheel
ii. cleanup offset vs gamma using "opposite" color ie; offset more on blueish and gamma should be more on orangeish
iii. fix skintone by adjusting LOG wheel>midtones color wheel
6. Saturation (AVOID USING QUALIFIER)
i. right click>color space>HSV
ii. right click>channels>deactivate channel 1 and channel 3
iii. adjust saturation by gamma and gain slider in primaries color wheel
7. Power Window
i. create any windows on subjects that you want to focus on and adjust on primaries sliders
8. Look
i. hue v sat curve> select any colors> adjust using hue and sat sliders
ii. hue v hue (DONT TOUCH ANY COLOR RELATED TO SKIN TONE)> adjust the values using the slider
iii. counter any color casts on shadows by adjusting on Split Tone node> LOG color wheel> shadows
9. Highlights (qualifier is applicable here)
i. select highlighted areas by using qualifier and adjust the area by using luminance range
ii. primaries> decrease highlights slider
10. Sharpen/Effect
i. adjust according to your needs.
hope this helps. thank you!
Voov this is awesome! thank you for your effort 🌸
I hate grading 8 bit footage, but this made the process so much easier. That tip about the saturation with the HSV color space was gold. Way less chance of breaking the image (especially skin tones) with this workflow.
Absolutely HSV is the best! I'm so glad I could help 🏄🏻♂️
This is easily one of the best colour grades for 8-bit footage i've seen. Super helpful! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome!! Thankss🌸
Thank's so much for breaking it down the right way
Thank you for your simple breakdown for this 8 bit colour grading tutorial. I've watched tone of other colour grading tutorial on youtube. I think your's one of the easiest way to understand it. I will be applying your techniques on my next videos.
Thank youu, I’m glad I could help 🕺🏻
You honestly made colour grading 8 bit footages easy ✨✨ Thank you for this
Thank you that’s really amazing to hear 🌸
Extremely helpful, thank you!
This is GOLD!
This is such a nice video! Thanks @moonbow
Colour grading has always been too scary to approach, but you break it down very simply.
Thank youu 🌸 I’m Glad I could help
Many thanks. I manged to edit my Sony 8-bit footage film easily thanks to you!
That’s amazing 🎈
Very Helpful, Thank you so much
Great tip. Something to consider in the future, video from dslrs has 8 bit footage with no log. Those are tuff to grade. Perhaps it will be good to include them in the 8 bit grading
thanks brother!
thank you🙏
Great video man, this just made me realize I’m only scraping the surface when it comes to color grading lol
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it's so useful!!!👍👍
Such a good video
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
awesome video with a very nice explanation. Thank you abicim and greetings from Germany :)
🙌🏻🙌🏻
WTF! 10 Minutes video but packed with power! Fast-paced but I can follow without issue! Few other RUclipsrs take soooooo much time to 'explain' simple and easy stuff, I think they want to 'fulfil' RUclips algorithm requirements in order to get paid.
I do not mind long and complicated videos. However, for example, giving instruction how to copy and paste does not need a 10-minute long video. The kind that draaaaags by speaking damn softly, slowly, lots of stares and pauses, lots of unnecessary slapsticks (not comedy channels), so few examples, lots of self-advertisements.
Thank you 🏄🏻♂️ There were also comments that I was doing things too fast. I’m trying to find a middle ground 😄
@@moonbowb Oops. Spelling error. I meant to say fast-paced. I edited that part.
I do not understand how the heck you are 'too fast' to begin with when you speak slowly! They are either complete n00bz, or the English language is not their first language. Or not bother to experiment stuff on their own, blindly follow other people.
Very nice bro 🎉🎉🎉the color grading 🎉🎉😊😊
Thankss🌸
Please do more 8 bit specific color grading videos🫂
@@VictoriaGranath sure 🏄🏻♂️
So mindblow sir, maybe next I hope you make how to improve 8bit video quality for rendering and instagram needs.
Sure, that’s another great topic! 🙌🏻
niceeeeee
Thanks for the video. I pretty much use the same method but I am wondering how is this different than grading 10 bit footages?
Yes, actually there is not much difference. I just don't use qualifiers.
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Selaam çok teşekkürlerr 🌸
Sure, here's a rewritten version:
Hey there, just watched your video and wanted to say thanks for putting it together! Really appreciated the insights. One small thing though, I found that you were speaking quite fast and the actions you were doing were a bit too quick to follow along with. Maybe slowing down a bit and making the actions more visible by zooming in on the tools you're using could help. Just a suggestion! Looking forward to your next video, maybe one on color grading?
Hi, thank you for your suggestions! I guess I speak really fast, I understand it can be hard to follow. I also get this comment a lot, so I will be more careful about that in my future videos🕺🏻
As a beginner saying, You should have more views and subscribers
Thank you, I hope I will in the future 😄
i love you
cool cool cooooool
You should try an underexposed low contrast abstract night scene for a real test. (banding test)
Sure I’ll try 👌🏻
hi thank you for this wonderful simple and clear cut tutorial! i have a question though, lets say that i were to use a LUT, should i apply the LUT in the LOOK node or anywhere else? thank you!!
Yes exactly,if you have your own luts you can use them in the LOOK node. 👌🏻
@@moonbowb thank you!!!!!!
Harika!
🎉🎉
Thanks for the info, practice videos and drp. Why use LOG profile for 8 bit footage ? Increase Dynamic range vs normal recording ? Many peoples advice to use LOG only if you can record in 10 bit.
Yes you’re right. Actually this is the purpose of this video. If you want to use log profile for 8-bit footage, you will be able to color grade using this method. Probably you’ll get better results than normal recording.
@@moonbowbThanks for clarify it.
Hi I use a consumer level camera that shoots 8bit 1080p rec709, I think. (Note: it doesn’t shoot in Log), (canon t7i) can this method still work? And and suggestions on color profile settings that can help with grading. Thank you for the video
If your footage is not log this method might not work but you can convert your footage to cineon film log and then try this node tree. I’m actually considering making a tutorial about grading non log footage. 🙌🏻
Hello, great tutorial! However I have a question. I'm a beginner that use Sony ZVE-10 and shoot most of footage with HLG3. I actually use this tutorial as a reference for my work recently to practice better color grading. My color management setting (from project settings) is actually the same as yours. However, I would like to know what changes to make when I follow this tutorial's workflow. For example, When applying CST, my setting (input color space: sRGB; input gamma: Rec2100; Output Color Space: Davinci Wide Gamut; Output Gamma: Davinci Intermediate), is it correct?
Hello thank you for your comment 🙏🏻 If you want to work on Davinci Wide Gamut color space, you need to use 2 CST nodes. One will be the first node and the other will be the last. You need to color grade between thoose 2 CST nodes. For example, first CST input color space: sRGB; input Gamma: rec2100 ; output color space: Davinci Wide Gamut; Output gamma: Davinci Intermediate. After this go to the last node(CST) : Input color space: Davinci Wide Gamut; Input Gamma: Davinci Intermediate; Output Color space: Rec709; Output Gamma: Gamma 2.4. Also change the timeline color space to Dwg/Intermediate. I hope this makes sense. If not I have other tutorials that shows this workflow. You can check them out too🙌🏻
hey great video but i can't seem to get it right, I did everything like you said about the saturation but it's not doing anything to the footage, what am I doing wrong ?
Hmm I’m not sure. Did you select HSV and disable the channels? You need to use the gain and gamma sliders. Try this on an empty node and see if it works 🙌🏻
it is really good video tutorial man ! Do u have courses ?
Thank youu, I don’t have courses at the moment but maybe in the future 💐
what should I do if the original video was shot on android phone? should the first CST be from 709 to Davinci WG? and the last one back from WG to 709? right? sounds funny like in between you just get shoot info out of nowhere...
Yeah, your guess is right. Rec709 to dwg and then dwg to rec709. But I'm not sure how effective it would be to use the image taken with the android phone in widegamut colorspace.
Is it possible to do EVERYTHING you did in this video with the Free version of DaVinci? What tools did you use that can only be found in the paid version?
Yes you can do everything in this video with the Free version ✌🏻
Hey what song is that in the background?
Both songs from artlist 🌸
And the camera settings? Normal Slog 2 or did u change?
Yes it is just normal slog2 footage, I didn’t change
the content is good what you need is less cuts in your videos when you are showing your face and speak little slow so people can understand every point correctly. keep going
Bonus-Tipp: never ever export in 8bit which happens when exporting as H.264. Instead, always export as H.265 and set its profile to 10bit 422.
Exporting with 8bit often creates bandings in the sky.
I ruined so many videos, even from my LUMIX S1H who’s shoots in 10bit, until I found this trick.
That’s a really good tip. I always export as H.265 👍🏻
Hey man, to every take we need to manually make those nodes one by one?
Nope you can save it as a still and apply to your other clips. Right click on your footage and click grab still. Then choose another clip. From the gallery menu right click on the still and apply it to the selected clip. 🙌🏻
thanks @@moonbowb
Powergrade pls
how we can take footages ?
I have a drive link for my color grading footages, I’ll share that
genuinely asking, how do you learn this stuff? i'm always watching videos on how to get certain looks but always so confused at all the different nodes
I can understand what you mean very well. I was in the same situation when I first started. Actually the secret is to practice a lot. Start simple and see what each tool can do. It will take some time for everything to make sense.✌
when you say practice though, do you mean completely finish a project? or more so just open a new project with the entire intention being to just mess around with the color nodes? i often find myself testing out things but it brings little results or nothing close to what i'm looking for so i just give up and move on.@@moonbowb
@@johnnyjay yes I meant just play around with nodes and eventually you will be able to finish a project. But if you think you are not getting any results maybe you should search for an answer about that. Why you can’t get the look that you want?
I did the same as you did and the export footage become more red and saturated bro. But on the colour page everythings look great. Any idea? Export settings?
This can happen for many reasons. But it has never happened to me before. It may even depend on your screen settings, video player preference. You can try H.265 output. But without seeing the project, I can't be sure of the source of the problem 😕
@@moonbowb yes ty anyway ill try that later bro. Ur tutorial helps me alot understanding my mistakes. Wish you could make a7iii slog2 settings and exposer stuff. Couldnt afford another camera. Have to masterpiece my a7iii :(
@@lallawmapachuau4708 Actually that's a really good camera. I was also using a7III before switching to a7sIII. With proper exposure, lighting, and composition, you could achieve awesome results!
@@moonbowb yes ill be waiting more of your education content bro and Pressing subscribe 👆
@@lallawmapachuau4708 thank youu! 🫶🏻
You should specify in your title that this applies only to LOG.
Sure will do, sorry for the misunderstanding ✋🏻
Adammmmmmm
😂😂
Why don't you provide this footage in the description for practice
Yes I’ll do that 👍🏻
Where is the footage sir?
@@balamurali1784 I shared the link on the pinned comment 🙌🏻
You are amazing.tq
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Evet Türküm zaten 😂
I shot 8 bit footage using Eos canon R, but it's for dark skinned people
You can use skintone indicator on the vectorscope for this. You’ll get pretty much the same result.
You talk fast and it is hard to follow you. I am sure you know what you are doing.
Sorry about that 🥲 I'll be more careful next time
@@moonbowbYou seem so incredibly talented. I want to understand everything you say.
Although I am not a native English speaker, I can understand you 100%, maybe it just a matter of understanding about the topic! No offense to our good guy @powerfisherman
I completely disagree... I hate slow tutorials... if its to fast for you just stop and go back.... Really the best videos just get to the point at once.
@@moonbowb don't be... your tempo is great!